Marine cold-spells in the California Current System: Modeling changes in frequency and impacts on endangered species habitat
Fig 5
Projected change in blue whale and leatherback sea turtle core habitat in the California Current System from the historical (1980-2009) to the future (2070-2099).
A, B, D, and E display average predicted habitat suitability values (across ESMs) for these species from July to October, when these species migrate to the California Current. Habitat suitability values of one (yellow) indicate a high likelihood of species presence while values of zero (dark blue) indicate very low chances of species presence. Core habitat for each species is outlined in white. C and F display the differences between historical and future habitat suitability values (future minus historical period) with National Marine Sanctuaries outlined in black where blue represents gain of core habitat and red represents loss of core habitat.